Superintendent Dr. Robin Gooldy excited about possible new offerings at Cañon City High School

By Brandon Hopper

hopperb@canoncitydailyrecord.com

Posted:
08/12/2013 06:50:25 PM MDT

Cañon City High School (Brandon Hopper/Daily Record)

Superintendent Dr. Robin Gooldy will meet with Pueblo Community College President Patty Erjavic on Thursday to sign an agreement to continue to allow high school students to take college-level classes.

Gooldy hopes it's just the beginning of a snowball that turns into much more.

Last spring, a group dubbed the 2020 committee took a look at vocational and advanced offerings at Cañon City High School. They also looked at other high schools in the area and identified ways that would improve upon what CCHS offers.

If the mill levy override passes in the upcoming election, some of the money will be used to fund a new initiative that would allow high schoolers to zero-in on their elected career path.

"They'd be able to take advantage of the concurrent enrollment process and take some college classes that support what their goals are," Gooldy said. "For those students that know they're going to college and know that's their path, we want to promote them being able to take more advanced placement classes and earn those college credits while they're still in high school."

All students would have a basic set of classes needed, much like the core set of classes that college students need to graduate. From there, they'd be able to hone in on classes that will help them in their vocational career or give them a step up when entering college.

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Currently, high school students can take college credits, but Gooldy said this will help promote it to both students and parents. He said it'll also save money taking college classes while in high school as opposed to doing it through the college.

The 2020 committee already gave the report to the school board and the board gave the OK. The mill levy override is needed because it would fund necessary new equipment such as a new kitchen for culinary arts.

There will be five pathways, and those will be identified in September, Gooldy said.

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